University of Central Florida Men's Golf

Wallors tenure. The 2013-14 season was another one for the record books. The Knights won four events during the 2013-14 season, including what was arguably the most prestigious regular season victory in team history. UCF picked up a victory at the 2014 3M Augusta Invitational, defeating such top-ranked teams as Texas, Virginia Tech, Illinois, Baylor, Houston, South Carolina, New Mexico, Tennessee, TCU and Clemson. During the season, UCF rose to as high as No. 5 in the Golfstat NCAA rankings, a program record. The Knights finished the season ranked No. 6 by Golfstat, the highest final ranking ever for the program. UCF took runner-up honors at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Mens Golf Championship and advanced to the NCAA Regional round for the fifth straight time under Wallors mentorship. Senior Greg Eason was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2014 and earned his second consecutive First-Team All-America honor, as well. Senior Ricardo Gouveia advanced to the NCAA Championship as an individual, becoming the first Knight ever to earn that distinction. Eason and Gouveia were both named First-Team All-Conference by the AAC and both were named PING All-Region performers, as well. In 2012-13, UCF put together another highly-successful season. UCF finished tied for 16th at the NCAA Championship. The Knights finished the season ranked No. 26 in the nation by Golfstat. UCF won three tournaments during the regular season, finished third at the Conference USA Championship and took runner-up honors at the NCAA Tempe Regional. With their third-place finish at the C-USA Championship, the Knights finished their time in the conference as most dominant team in C-USA since Wallor took over the program. UCF was a top-three finisher in each of those four years, including two championships. Meanwhile, no other Conference USA team had more than two top-three finishes during that span. Wallor coached Eason to first-team All-America honors, Conference USA Player of the Year accolades, All-C-USA First Team recognition and all-region honors in 2012-13. Eason also took the individual title at the NCAA Tempe Regional, becoming the first Knight ever to win an NCAA Regional Championship. In 2011-12, the Knights enjoyed one of the finest campaigns in program history. UCF won three tournament titles, spent the entire year in ranked among the top 25 nationally and after a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Regional in Stanford, Calif., moved on to the NCAA Championship in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The championship appearance was the fifth in school history for the Knights, who tied for 19th at the tournament. The Knights participated in 12 tournaments during 2011-12 and had nine top-five finishes. Wallors team opened the campaign by taking the title at the Northern Intercollegiate in Illinois and then followed up by finishing first at the Adams Cup of Newport in Rhode Island. After the two victories, UCF moved to No. 6 in the national rankings. Brad Schneider, Gouveia and Jose Joia were all selected to the PING All-Southeast Region team. Gouveia was named the C-USA Newcomer of the Year, and joined Schneider on the all-league first team. Joia and Eason, who took medalist honors at the conference championship, were named to the All-C-USA Second Team. Wallors team shined in 2010-11, winning three tournament titles, including the crown at the C-USA Championship in Texarkana, Ark. UCF enjoyed success from the start of the campaign, taking the title at its second tournament of the year, the Adams Cup of Newport in Rhode Island. In addition to the league championship, the Knights also finished first at the Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando during the spring. As a result of claiming the C-USA title, the Knights received the leagues automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals. The Knights earned the No. 6 seed at the regional in nearby Ocala. UCF was led by an impressive rookie and a talented veteran during the year. Wallor helped Eason develop into one of the top young golfers in the nation. The C-USA Freshman of the Year, Eason played in all 11 tournaments and had seven top-10 showings. A native of England, he took medalist honors at the Adams Cup of Newport and placed second at the league championship. He was also selected to the All-C-USA Second Team and the leagues all-freshman squad. Eason, who tied for 17th at the NCAA Regionals, was UCFs top finisher in all seven spring events. Connor Arendell, one of two juniors on the Knights, was selected to the All-C-USA First Team. Arendell recorded eight top-20 finishes, and also won an event in the fall. He took medalist honors at UCFs first tournament, the Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Zionsville, Ind. Wallors first campaign at UCF was a success in 2009-10. His team, which featured several new contributors, came together at the right time, playing its best golf at the end of the 2009-10 season. The Knights won their home tournament in March, posted a dominating performance in winning the Conference USA Championship title and concluded the year with a strong showing at the NCAA Regionals in Santee, Calif. UCF used a total team effort and hard work to achieve its success. Six different Knights recorded top-10 finishes during the campaign and three different golfers garnered individual accolades from C-USA for their play. UCF finished the year with an impressive performance at the regionals. In its fourth-straight postseason appearance, the team finished sixth out of 13 squads in California. Devin Spies, who tied for 14th, and Schneider, who tied for 18th, posted top-20 showings. Both Henriques and Schneider were named to the All-C-USA Second Team following the league championship. Reid Martin was also recognized by the conference when he earned all-freshman team honors. Wallor took over the helm of the UCF program after five successful seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee. During his time with the Volunteers, Wallor helped the program make five trips to the NCAA Regionals, with the squad advancing to the NCAA Championship on three occasions. In 2009, the Vols placed second at the NCAA Northeast Regional and then finished 12th at the NCAA Championship. In July 2008, Wallor was promoted to Tennessees director of instruction/player development by head coach Jim Kelson. Tennessee claimed eight tournament championships during Wallors tenure, including the Southeastern Conference title in 2007. In 2008-09, the Vols recorded five top-three finishes. The team concluded the year ranked 11th in the Golfstat NCAA Head-to-Head Standings. A pair of Tennessee golfers - David Holmes and Chris Paisley - earned PING All-America honors. Wallor mentored five All-America golfers at Tennessee. After the 2007-08 campaign, he was selected as a finalist for the Jan Strickland Award, which is presented to the top assistant coach in the nation by the Golf Coaches Association of America. In 2009, Wallor was a semifinalist for the award. From 2000-02, Wallor served as the head coach at Connecticut, where he helped the Huskies improve 47 spots in the national polls. He also worked as an assistant coach at Davidson from 1999-00. Before starting his collegiate coaching career, Wallor was the director of golf instruction at the Narragansett Country Club in Narragansett, R.I., and the Highland Ridge Golf Center in Mansfield, Conn. Additionally, he served as the teaching professional at the Dana Radar Golf Institute in Charlotte, N.C., and as an assistant professional at the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando. Wallor also spent time as a sales representative for the Golfers Warehouse in Cranston, R.I. Wallor was a student-athlete at Rhode Island from 1993-98, helping the Rams qualify for the NCAA East Regionals four times. He was team captain as a senior and took medalist honors at the 1997 Bob Toski Invitational. Wallor, who worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Rhode Island in 2002-03, graduated with a bachelors of arts in communications in 1998. After concluding his collegiate playing career, Wallor won the 2002 Rhode Island State Open and competed on the 2003 New England Professional Golf Tour.